Let It Be * A Serious Post

My nature is to build others up – in fact, according to the questionnaire, my “spiritual gift” is exhortation/encouragement. I like this about me! But after 40 years and lots of ups and downs in my blessed life, I believe sometimes you have to…

LET IT BE

When someone is sad, let them cry

When a man is proud, don’t burst his bubble

When a person is excited, don’t bring her down to earth

When  an individual says they’re being abused, don’t dismiss it and act disbelieving(take it from me, it probably took a lot for him/her to admit it)

When someone is mad, let them vent a little

When someone is loving life, don’t tell them “just you wait…”

When a girl hurts, don’t try to fix it…just listen

When a man is wrong, don’t say, “I told you so…”

When a person is ill, don’t lecture or tell them things could be worse

When someone is frustrated, let them work through it

When a man is grieving, let him be – it is personal and not to be trifled with

When a child is feeling something, don’t tell them they are having the wrong feeling; just encourage them to have a healthy response to it

When someone is being herself, please don’t try to change her – she is a unique creation of God

(And, because I can’t resist…)

When a blogger who’s usually good-naturedly (?) complaining about life writes about serious life matters, just let her be – it’ll pass…

All kidding aside, I’m grieving a loss this week of someone I’ve never met, but who means a lot to me personally. I’m just remembering the times well-meaning people have tried to talk (or guilt) me out of my true feelings, so I wrote the lines above. The greater good of it is that, hopefully, I’m learning what to do and not to do to be the best me I can be. Maybe I’ll hit it around age 96 or so – ha!  God bless and thanks for reading and hanging in with me.
Love and Hugs, not laughing tonight, Laurie